History
adrianaAndra Chastain, assistant professor, history, WSU Vancouver, received an Albert J. Beveridge Award from the American Historical Association for a new book-length research project, Urban Air: A History of Smog in the Americas.
Andra Chastain, assistant professor, history, WSU Vancouver, received an Albert J. Beveridge Award from the American Historical Association for a new book-length research project, Urban Air: A History of Smog in the Americas.
Peter Boag, professor, history, WSU Vancouver, co-curated the Washington State History Museum exhibit “Crossing Boundaries: Portraits of a Transgender West, 1860-1940” which won a 2022 Leadership in History Award of Excellence from the American Association of State and Local History.
W. Puck Brecher, professor, history, authored Animal Care in Japanese Tradition: A Short History.
Aaron Whelchel, associate professor, history, received the 2021 UPCEA West Region Excellence in Teaching Award.
Charles Weller, associate professor, history, received a Learning Communities Excellence Award from the WSU Division of Academic Engagement and Student Achievement.
Jeff Sanders, associate professor, history, received a Fulbright Scholars Award to conduct research in the UK.
Lawrence B.A. Hatter, associate professor, history, was elected a Fellow of the international Royal Historical Society.
A number of other achievements by history faculty can be found in the department newsletter.
Aaron Whelchel, associate professor, history, WSU Vancouver and WSU Global, received the 2020-21 Excellence in Online Teaching Award, an annual student-nominated award sponsored by WSU Academic Outreach and Innovation.
Linda Heidenreich, associate professor, history, won the WSU Bayard Rustin LGBTQ+ Excellence Award.
Jesse Spohnholz, professor, history, was awarded the Creative Activity, Research, and Scholarship Award from the WSU Office of Research.